Bolloré Ends Bluebus Electric Bus Production After 700 Units, Realigns Battery Division

French industrial group Bolloré has announced it will stop making electric buses at its Bluebus subsidiary. The company cited an inability to reach the production scale needed to compete with larger, established bus manufacturers. Over its lifetime, Bluebus delivered approximately 700 electric buses.

In addition to ending bus production, Bolloré is realigning its battery division, Blue Solutions. The move suggests a strategic shift away from vehicle manufacturing toward other energy-related activities. No specific timeline or further details about the realignment were provided in the announcement.

The decision underscores the challenges smaller players face in the capital-intensive electric bus market, where scale and cost efficiency are critical to survival.